Dear Secondary Families, As we move into October, we are approaching two important dates in our Secondary School calendar that provide valuable opportunities for students, teachers and families to reflect on learning and consider the next steps in each student’s journey. October 16 – Reports Released On Friday, October 16, Secondary Reports will…
Dear XLIS Secondary School Community, This week I would like to focus on peace, reflection and growing together. Celebrating International Day of Peace On Saturday, we celebrated the United Nations International Day of Peace, and it was wonderful to see our students embrace the opportunity to learn about, represent and celebrate cultures from…
Dear XLIS Secondary Families, As we reach Week 4, it has been wonderful to see our Secondary School settling into a positive rhythm. Students are building routines, engaging in their learning and forming new connections, while our staff continue to work together to create a supportive, learning-centred environment. I have particularly enjoyed seeing…
Dear Parents, As I write my first message to our Secondary community, I find myself reflecting on a very full and special first few weeks at XLIS. Although I visited Xi’an and XLIS in January, arriving in late July and experiencing the school as part of its everyday life has been quite different.…
Dear Parents, Hope this email finds you well. This is my last email as we sign off for the summer, and I leave the school at the end of my tenure at XLIS. I want to take this opportunity to profoundly thank you for your suggestions, support and collaboration to make the division better…
Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you well. Thanks to the DP parents and guardians who came in for the graduation last Friday. The graduation was a reminder for us at school on the responsibilities we shoulder as a parent-teacher-leadership community. We are into our final month of the academic year before we…
Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you well. Thanks for coming for the Student led conferences last week. It was great to see you interact with your child to support their learning along with the homeroom teachers. It reinforces the bond that you develop as a team with the homeroom teacher to support…
Dear Parents, I hope you are doing well and had a restful time after the Labor day holiday. We are almost a month and half away from the summer break. Time flies and seasons are changing and I hope you get time with your children and family. It also means that we are in…
Dear Parents, I hope you are doing well and had a quiet restful time after the Spring break. There are some important things coming up this month and until the end of the year. IB examinations DP examinations– The final DP exams start on April 27th, which is a week from now. We…
Dear Parents, Hope this email finds you well. Time flies as we enter in to April. In a week’s time, we will be having our spring break between April 4 – April 12. Thanks to the entire school community for the annual sports day and the digital detox week. It was good to see children…
